We spent time talking with women in our communities and asked them their ‘why’. We wanted to know what keeps these women exercising, pushing themselves physically, and why movement is so important to their lives. Continue Reading ›
Concept2 is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships (WRICH), staged this year as a hybrid event, February 25-26, 2023 in Mississauga, Toronto, Canada. Competitors will join the action both in person, and virtually in real time from around the world, using the same timing and results system. In addition to individual races at the 2000m and 500m distances, team 2000m relays and para races, this year’s championship will feature the Versa Challenge, a brand new competition made up of five different surprise events taking place over the two days in Toronto. Ten men and ten women will compete to be crowned the World Rowing Versa Champion. Continue Reading ›
German rower Oliver Zeidler originally came to prominence in indoor rowing when he won the World Games in Wroclaw in 2017 with a time of 5:42.0 in his first ever indoor race. His rowing career has gone from strength to strength since that first indoor race. On the water, he competed in the Tokyo Olympics, and is the current reigning World Champion in the Men’s Single Sculls. The 2023 World Indoor Rowing Championships in Mississauga, Toronto, February 25–26, sees him return to the world indoor stage for the first time since 2017, so we took the opportunity to sit down with him for a quick chat. Continue Reading ›
Ever wished you could hop on your RowErg and there would be someone there to row with? Or maybe you've wanted to go for a ski on the SkiErg with a friend in another state? Perhaps you’re heading out for a ride on your BikeErg and just curious to see who else is out riding? The Real Time Loop on ErgData makes all these things possible! Continue Reading ›
We all have reasons that drive us to get on our Concept2 RowErgs, SkiErgs or BikeErgs every day and get those meters on the books. We talked to Concept2 employees at our Vermont headquarters and in our subsidiary offices to hear about what gets them on their machines each day. Continue Reading ›
Concept2 ergs are designed to last, and we get many testimonials from customers who have been using their machines for years with little to no maintenance. We really like those stories! Continue Reading ›
HYROX is a relatively new fitness race that is gaining traction with athletes around the world. Originating in Germany in 2017, HYROX events are now held in 30 cities in 11 countries. The race is the same regardless of location—eight different functional fitness movements, followed by a 1k run. We are proud to say the Concept2 RowErg and SKiErg are included in this challenging race! Read on as Concept2 trainer Cady Hart-Petterssen offers a firsthand account of her experience at the HYROX race in New York City in 2019. Cady is also the host of our workout podcast As the Flywheel Spins. Continue Reading ›
Once again, we are impressed and humbled by our Concept2 community. Nearly 22,000 of you from 167 countries put in nearly five billion—yes, billion!—meters between American Thanksgiving and Christmas for this year’s Holiday Challenge. Together, your meters raised over $65,000 for five not-for-profit beneficiaries. Continue Reading ›
Todd Schumlick is the owner/director of PerformX and has 25+ years of experience as a trainer (physical fitness, nutrition, rehab and mental development), including kinesiology, strength and conditioning, rehabilitation, sports nutrition, and more. He’s been a Red Bull contracted trainer for motocross and downhill mountain bike athletes since 2008. We talked with Todd about his experiences using Concept2 products in his training plans with action sports athletes. Continue Reading ›
Our free app ErgData makes it easy to designate a workout as a “favorite” and quickly set it up next time. Just click the star at the top right. You can do this when you first set up the workout—or you can select any workout from your Logbook and make it a favorite. Once you have a workout in your Favorites list, you can quickly set it up with a single button push! Continue Reading ›
